yeah like jake said, it's hard to pick just one because they all have different feels and inspired so many different subgenres. for just the death metal style, i probably have to say left hand path just because it was such a masterpiece at the time and pretty much was the powder keg for the swedish death scene. not only did it lead the way for all the other bands like unleashed, at the gates, grave, and dismember getting signed and getting out there, but technically it was just a great album. nicke's drumming at only 17 was really good. LG's vocal style was completely different than the New York, Florida, and UK styles and made the album stand out. as soon as you hear that title track it just blows you away. even though now you've got your Origin's, Spawn of Possesson's, and Nile's that technically blow a lot of old stuff out of the water, you can pick up an album like this and it's still so relevant and so fucking heavy. that buzzsaw guitar from sunlight studios, so raw, so heavy. and then you've got wolverine blues. jeez i could go on forever about how great that album is. how flawlessly they went from clandestine to this album and just took death metal to where it had never gone before. jake, you guys should cover that song again when you come to austin.

Haha awesome, I'm plowing through all the Entombed I have right now and I saw this thread. While the classics stick out the most I have to say that Serpent Saints - Ten Commandments is a fucking great album as well.

How about those tour dates with Merauder just announced? Only the northeast and a little Midwest so fat but it's looking like I'll have to make the drive to
Chicago. I was planning on flying out to Maryland for Death Fest but between moving to Austin from LA, starting a new job, and student loan payments I simply won't have the cash. It's an 18 hour drive one way to Chi town but I honestly think it's worth it.

2 years ago I bought Left Hand Path on a whim, at a major store here they had 3 albums, figured I'd go with the oldest one which would be the best introduction. After that Clandestine & Wolverine Blues quickly followed. Clandestine being my favorite. Recently I bought Uprising, definitely right up there with the rest but Clandestine is an unbeatable album from my point of view.